Fantasy Day Name Generator

Weekdays, holy days and festival days for invented calendars

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Generate fantasy day names for a fictional calendar: weekday names like Hearthday and Wyrmsday, named holy days and feasts such as the Night of Lanterns or Saint Orrin's Fast, Old English, Latin and elvish-style day names, and the odd intercalary days that fall between the months.

About fantasy day names

A fantasy calendar needs two kinds of day names. The first are the ordinary weekdays, and real languages built those from only a few ideas: gods and planets (Thor's day, dies Veneris), plain counting (the Portuguese segunda-feira, the French Republican Primidi through Décadi) or what people did on them. The second are the named days that break the routine: feasts, fasts, vigils, eves and the one or two days a year that belong to no week at all. This list covers both.

For weekdays, compounds in -day do most of the work in English-flavoured settings (Hearthday, Tithesday, Wyrmsday), while Old English -dæg, German -tag, Latin dies and short invented words such as Aldain or Korrdeg give a calendar that sounds foreign without a glossary. Named days are where you can be specific and strange. The Day of Sealed Lips, the Fast of the Widow, the Night the Stars Fell or the Morrow of Oaths each imply a story, a ritual and a mood in a few words, and a saint's day (Saint Mabyn's Fast, Saint Cador's Day) hands you a whole local cult for free.

The best fantasy day names sit naturally in a sentence: 'we ride on Forgeday, after the Vigil of Ashes.' If a name cannot be spoken that casually, shorten it.

How to choose fantasy day names

  • Decide how long the week is before you name the days. Seven feels familiar, a tenday is common in D&D settings, and five or eight days signal a non-human culture.
  • Name weekdays in one register (all -day compounds, all god-names, all invented words) and save the stranger, longer names like the Night of the Walking Roots for holy days and festivals.
  • Give every major named day a reason: a harvest, a victory, a death, a miracle. Readers accept the Day the River Froze once they know it commemorates something.
  • Put at least one intercalary day outside the normal week, such as the Gap Day or the Unnamed Day. It is a classic worldbuilding detail and a natural setting for odd events.
  • Match the day names to your month names from the fantasy month name generator so the whole calendar sounds like one culture invented it.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between this and a weekday name generator?

A weekday generator only covers the recurring days of the week. This one also includes named days: feasts, fasts, vigils, eves, saints' days and intercalary days such as the Day Between, so you can build the whole calendar, not just the week.

How do I make fantasy day names that do not all end in -day?

Borrow other suffixes and structures: -tide (Harvesttide), -wake (Ashwake), -fast (Morrowfast), -night (Hallownight), Old English -dæg, German -tag or Latin dies, or drop the suffix entirely and use a short invented word such as Aldain or Velmdae.

Should a fantasy calendar have holidays?

Almost always. Named days tell readers what a culture values and give characters something to count toward. Two or three a season is plenty; pick a harvest festival, a midwinter vigil, a day of the dead and one oddity like a day when the gates are shut.

Can I use these day names in my novel or campaign?

Yes. The invented names are free to use, and the Old English, Latin and French Republican day names are public domain. Avoid copying a complete published setting's week verbatim if you intend to sell your work.

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This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

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A: 7 names

  • Aldain
  • Anarinya
  • Ashday
  • Ashfast
  • Ashwake
  • Assize Day
  • Avandi

B: 24 names

  • Beating the Bounds
  • Beggar's Feast
  • Bellringer's Morrow
  • Bellsday
  • Beltane Morrow
  • Betrothal Day
  • Black Dawn
  • Blessing of the Nets
  • Blessing of the Plough
  • Bloodtide
  • Blotdæg
  • Bonefire Night
  • Borrdeg
  • Breaking of the Bread
  • Breaking of the Ice
  • Brewer's Feast
  • Bridesday
  • Bright Morrow
  • Brightmas
  • Brightwell Day
  • Brinetide
  • Budburst Day
  • Burning of the Boats
  • Burning of the Wicker

C: 16 names

  • Caelundi
  • Candlenight
  • Candlesday
  • Candlewake
  • Carter's Day
  • Chandler's Night
  • Childsday
  • Cinderfast
  • Closing the Gates
  • Coldwell Vigil
  • Coming of the Frost
  • Coming of the Rains
  • Coming-of-Age Day
  • Cooper's Day
  • Crowning of the May
  • Crownsday

D: 78 names

  • Dämmertag
  • Dark Morrow
  • Darkmoon
  • Dawn of the Year
  • Dawnday
  • Dawnwake
  • Day of Bread and Salt
  • Day of Debts Forgiven
  • Day of No Shadows
  • Day of Oaths Renewed
  • Day of Reckoning
  • Day of Remembrance
  • Day of Small Gods
  • Day of the Black Ram
  • Day of the Blind Owl
  • Day of the Dark Sun
  • Day of the Dead Moon
  • Day of the Dragon's Breath
  • Day of the Empty Throne
  • Day of the Falcon
  • Day of the Ferryman's Coin
  • Day of the First Snow
  • Day of the Golden Hind
  • Day of the Grey Mare
  • Day of the Hanged Lantern
  • Day of the Hollow Oak
  • Day of the Last Harvest
  • Day of the Lit Beacon
  • Day of the Nine Winds
  • Day of the Open Door
  • Day of the Red Bull
  • Day of the Salted Gate
  • Day of the Shut Gate
  • Day of the Singing Fish
  • Day of the Unnamed
  • Day of the Veiled Moon
  • Day of the Walking Dead
  • Day of the Wandering Monks
  • Day of the Wandering Star

D, continued

  • Day of the Wet Boots
  • Day of the White Stag
  • Day the Bells Rang Twice
  • Day the Dead Walked
  • Day the Dragon Slept
  • Day the Gate Opened
  • Day the King Knelt
  • Day the Moon Was Eaten
  • Day the River Froze
  • Day the Sea Drew Back
  • Day the Stars Fell
  • Day the Sun Went Black
  • Dead King's Day
  • Décadi
  • Deepwell Day
  • Dies Cineris
  • Dies Clavium
  • Dies Ferri
  • Dies Ignis
  • Dies Iovis
  • Dies Lunae
  • Dies Martis
  • Dies Mercurii
  • Dies Mortis
  • Dies Regis
  • Dies Saturni
  • Dies Solis
  • Dies Stellae
  • Dies Veneris
  • Dousing the Hearths
  • Dragon's Sleep
  • Dragonsleep
  • Drover's Rest
  • Drowning of the Old Year
  • Drumdeg
  • Dusk of Ashes
  • Dusk of Kings
  • Dusk of the Year
  • Duskday

E: 26 names

  • Ealdordæg
  • Eldersday
  • Emberday
  • Embernight
  • Eorthedæg
  • Eve of Ashes
  • Eve of Kings
  • Eve of Lanterns
  • Eve of Reckoning
  • Eve of Saint Mabyn
  • Eve of Sowing
  • Eve of Thaw
  • Eve of the Dark Sun
  • Eve of the Empty Throne
  • Eve of the Falling Star
  • Eve of the First Ploughing
  • Eve of the Hunt
  • Eve of the Long Dark
  • Eve of the Masks
  • Eve of the Tithe
  • Evening of Ghosts
  • Evening of Lamps
  • Evening of Masks
  • Eventide
  • Exile's Morrow
  • Exiles' Day

F: 52 names

  • Faerith
  • Falconer's Day
  • Faravan
  • Fast of Ashes
  • Fast of Silence
  • Fast of Swords
  • Fast of the Drowned
  • Fast of the Grey Monks
  • Fast of the Moonless Night
  • Fast of the Widow
  • Fastday
  • Feast of Crumbs
  • Feast of First Frost
  • Feast of Fools
  • Feast of Lanterns
  • Feast of Oaks
  • Feast of Saint Orrin
  • Feast of Salt
  • Feast of Small Gods
  • Feast of Swords
  • Feast of the Black Ram
  • Feast of the Broken Oar
  • Feast of the Drowned Bell
  • Feast of the Empty Chair
  • Feast of the Harvest Lord
  • Feast of the Hearth Mother

F, continued

  • Feast of the Hollow King
  • Feast of the Lantern Moth
  • Feast of the Nameless
  • Feast of the Pale Rider
  • Feast of the Returning Sun
  • Feast of the Seven Sisters
  • Feast of the Twin Moons
  • Feast of the Wolf Mother
  • Feastday
  • First Dawn
  • Firstday
  • Firstlight
  • Firstmelt Day
  • Firstmen Day
  • Firstmoon
  • Fisher's Wake
  • Foamtide
  • Folkmoot Day
  • Forgeday
  • Forgefire Day
  • Foundersday
  • Frigedæg
  • Frostday
  • Frostfall Eve
  • Frostnight
  • Frosttide

G: 10 names

  • Gallows Day
  • Gatekeeper's Night
  • Gleaningtide
  • Godsday
  • Greening Day
  • Grey Dawn
  • Grey Sabbath
  • Griffon's Watch
  • Grimdain
  • Gullstide

H: 16 names

  • Hallowmas
  • Hallownight
  • Hallowtide
  • Hanging of the Lanterns
  • Hangman's Day
  • Hærfestdæg
  • Hartsday
  • Harvestday
  • Harvestmas
  • Harvesttide
  • Hearthdæg
  • Hearthday
  • Herald's Dawn
  • Hollowmoon Day
  • Hound's Day
  • Huntsman's Eve

I: 5 names

  • Icebreak Morrow
  • Ilmarat
  • Imbolc Dawn
  • Iron Sabbath
  • Ithredi

K: 9 names

  • Kaelith
  • Khazdeg
  • King's Rest
  • Kingsday
  • Kingsmoot
  • Kingsnight
  • Kingswake
  • Knightsday
  • Korrdeg

L: 15 names

  • Lambing Morrow
  • Lambsday
  • Lammastide
  • Lamplighter's Eve
  • Lanternday
  • Lanternmas
  • Lastday
  • Lastking Day
  • Lastlight
  • Leafturn
  • Liberation Day
  • Lighting the Beacons
  • Litha Eve
  • Longest Night
  • Lost Prince's Day

M: 34 names

  • Mabonfast
  • Maerith
  • Marketday
  • Marrowday
  • Menduri
  • Mercyday
  • Midnight of the Year
  • Midsummer Night
  • Midwinter Night
  • Midyear
  • Miller's Rest
  • Mol-Ithil
  • Monandæg
  • Moonfall
  • Moonlessnight
  • Moonrise
  • Moonsday
  • Moontide
  • Moot Day
  • Morning of Gifts
  • Morning of Names
  • Morning of Oaths
  • Morrow of Ashes
  • Morrow of Bells
  • Morrow of Kings
  • Morrow of Oaths
  • Morrow of Thaw
  • Morrow of the Drowned Moon
  • Morrow of the First Snow
  • Morrow of the Hunt
  • Morrow of the Veil
  • Morrowfast
  • Mourning Night
  • Mourningtide

N: 23 names

  • Naming Night
  • Needfire Night
  • Night of Bells
  • Night of Bright Snow
  • Night of Broken Chains
  • Night of Cold Ashes
  • Night of Crossing
  • Night of Lanterns
  • Night of Masks
  • Night of Ninety Candles
  • Night of Salt
  • Night of the Hunt
  • Night of the Lighted Barges
  • Night of the Nameless
  • Night of the Pale Rider
  • Night of the Red Moon
  • Night of the Veil
  • Night of the Walking Roots
  • Night of Whispers
  • Night the Stars Fell
  • Noon of Bells
  • Noon of Swords
  • Nyrdain

O: 8 names

  • Oathday
  • Old King's Day
  • Ombrith
  • Opening the Gates
  • Orumar
  • Oskavel
  • Ossendar
  • Ostaramorn

P: 4 names

  • Phoenix Dawn
  • Pilgrim's Rest
  • Pilgrims' Day
  • Primidi

Q: 5 names

  • Quarter Day
  • Queen's Vigil
  • Queensday
  • Quenchday
  • Quintidi

R: 12 names

  • Raven's Fast
  • Ravensday
  • Ravensnight
  • Reaper's Morrow
  • Reaptide
  • Red Dawn
  • Restday
  • Return of the Dead
  • Return of the Fleet
  • Return of the Sun
  • Return of the Swallows
  • Rushlight Day

S: 48 names

  • Sahrat
  • Saint Brannoc's Eve
  • Saint Cador's Day
  • Saint Elowen's Feast
  • Saint Hollin's Vigil
  • Saint Idwen's Morrow
  • Saint Kerrow's Rest
  • Saint Mabyn's Fast
  • Saint Orrin's Day
  • Saint Penrose's Wake
  • Saint Tamsin's Tide
  • Saint Wulfa's Morrow
  • Saint Ysolt's Night
  • Saltspring Day
  • Saltwake
  • Samhain Night
  • Sarrow
  • Sæternesdæg
  • Scrivener's Day
  • Secondlight
  • Serpent's Eve
  • Seventhday
  • Sheaf Day
  • Sheafday

S, continued

  • Shepherd's Vigil
  • Shiremoot
  • Shortest Night
  • Shriving Day
  • Siege Day
  • Slaughtermonth Eve
  • Smith's Fire
  • Solédi
  • Sorendar
  • Souling Night
  • Spiritsday
  • Stag's Morrow
  • Starfall
  • Starrise
  • Starsday
  • Starwake
  • Stelladi
  • Stormday
  • Stormtide
  • Strangers' Day
  • Sul-Anor
  • Summertide
  • Sunnandæg
  • Sunsday

T: 55 names

  • Tallow Day
  • Tallowmas
  • Tessarid
  • Thalwen's Eve
  • Tharadi
  • Thawbreak
  • Thawturn
  • The Borrowed Day
  • The Burning Day
  • The Day Between
  • The Day of Ashes
  • The Day of Bells
  • The Day of Crowns
  • The Day of Doors
  • The Day of Open Graves
  • The Day of Sealed Lips
  • The Day of Ten Thousand Lanterns
  • The Day of the Broken Chain
  • The Day of the Drowned King
  • The Day of the First Fire
  • The Day of the Last Leaf
  • The Day Outside
  • The Day the Sun Stood Still
  • The Debt Day
  • The Eighth Day
  • The First Day of the Year
  • The Free Day

T, continued

  • The Gap Day
  • The Given Day
  • The Hidden Day
  • The Hollow Day
  • The Last Day of the Year
  • The Leap Day
  • The Long Dawn
  • The Nameless Night
  • The Quiet Day
  • The Still Day
  • The Still Noon
  • The Stolen Day
  • The Thirteenth Day
  • The Turning Day
  • The Unnamed Day
  • Thessamar
  • Thief's Night
  • Thingsday
  • Throndar
  • Thunresdæg
  • Tidefast
  • Tinker's Tide
  • Tiralen
  • Tithesday
  • Tiwesdæg
  • Treaty Day
  • Truce Day
  • Turning of the Wheel

V: 17 names

  • Vellune
  • Velmdae
  • Vesseth
  • Victory Day
  • Vigil of Ashes
  • Vigil of Crowns
  • Vigil of Saints
  • Vigil of Stars
  • Vigil of Swords
  • Vigil of the Blackbird
  • Vigil of the Dead
  • Vigil of the Hearth
  • Vigil of the Iron Gate
  • Vigil of the Lamp
  • Vigil of the Long Dark
  • Vigil of the Unborn Sun
  • Vintner's Tide

W: 25 names

  • Wake of Kings
  • Wake of Saint Hollin
  • Wake of the Hollow Oak
  • Wake of the Old Year
  • Waking of the Wells
  • Walking the Wall
  • Walpurgis Night
  • Wanderers' Day
  • Wardfast
  • Wardmoot
  • Washing of the Stones
  • Wassailing
  • Watchman's Day
  • Weaver's Rest
  • White Vigil
  • Wintertide
  • Wirath
  • Witches' Sabbath
  • Wodnesdæg
  • Wolf's Rest
  • Wolfday
  • Wrecktide
  • Wulfdæg
  • Wyrmrest
  • Wyrmsday

Y: 9 names

  • Yearnight
  • Yearsdawn
  • Yearsend
  • Yearsgap
  • Yearsturn
  • Young Queen's Day
  • Ysandar
  • Yuleday
  • Yulenight

Z: 2 names

  • Zahrid
  • Zorvane